The Manhattan Project: The Creation Of The Atomic Bomb

When Victor Frankenstein created his monster, it was a great example of how

someone can do something with the best intentions in mind, but get an outcome far

different than what they had expected. If one thing is the same all about technology,

whether it be for good or evil, it is that most of the time, their creators started out with

the best intentions. Probably the best example of this is the Manhattan Project: the

creation of the atomic bomb.

In 1939, Albert Einstein wrote to President Franklin Roosevelt and urged him to

approve a program that would create the first nuclear weapon. The purpose was to get

the jump on Nazi Germany, who had already begun research and development on the

idea of a “weapon of mass destruction.”